Social contributions in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Social contributions was 34.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Costa Rica, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in Costa Rica is 34.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Costa Rica peaked at 36.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Social contributions in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.5% | — |
| 1973 | 13.0% | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 15.9% | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | +32.7% |
| 1976 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 16.4% | -25.2% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | +42.1% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | +24.3% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 25.2% | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 23.8% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 24.7% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 29.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 29.7% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 13.0% | 29.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 23.1% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 27.5% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 30.0% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 33.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Costa Rica
- Arms imports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 0 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 0 current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 156.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 0 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Costa Rica?
- Social contributions in Costa Rica was 34.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for social contributions?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.